Introduction

I am a retired Professor of the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University.

Horticulture Garden, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, U.S.A.

You can find my past research listed on Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=p5Bquh0AAAAJ&hl=en).

My main interests are in plant biology, particularly in the areas of plant physiology and biochemistry. I hope to contribute articles on various aspects of botany including: vegetables and herbs, plant metabolism, and the multitude of biochemicals produced by plants that influence human health and well being.

I also have a broad interest in science, the evolution of life on earth, and events in earth's history that have resulted in mass extinction events.